June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 14, 1989: Meeting with government representatives: A meeting between government officials and the student representatives breaks down with no result.
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六四30周年：选择不沉默 坚持说真相 (June Fourth 30th anniversary panel discussion in Hong Kong: Choose to not remain silent, persevere in speaking the truth)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2019

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西单 鲍彤：“我们生活在‘六四’制度之中” (“June Fourth has not ended,” says Bao Tong, former policy secretary of Zhao Ziyang)
Voice of America, May 13, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

A heartfelt appeal for a missing Uyghur mom on Mother’s Day
Bitter Winter, May 13, 2019

Video: What happened to our parents? Uygur sisters seek answers
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

新疆斋月逾百维吾尔人被捕 伊犁五百名女工失联 (Over 100 Uyghurs arrested during Ramadan; 500 female workers from Ili disappeared after boarding train; Muslim students forced to report to school canteen 3 times per week to dine with Han Chinese)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

British Uighur calls on UK government to help search for missing family in Xinjiang
Telegraph UK, May 12, 2019

China’s persecuted Uyghurs live “freely” in Turkey
CNN, May 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋监狱“来信” 妻会见无门 (Li Wenzu’s still denied visits to husband Wang Quanzhang, receives suspicious handwritten letters)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2019

China to solicit public opinion for judicial interpretation
Xinhua, May 13, 2019
HRIC Note: The newly-amended regulation, effective May 13, 2019, requires the SPP to consult relevant authorities and local and special procuratorates when preparing draft judicial interpretations. The SPP may also consult the National People’s Congress, political advisors, and scholars. When authorized by the Procurator-General, the SPP may also solicit public opinion via newspaper and internet for cases involving the interests of the general public.

Related:司法解释涉群众利益可公开征求意见 (New regulation allows Supreme People’s Procuratorate to solicit public opinion through newspaper and internet for judicial interpretations that “involve public interest”)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2019

內地維權律師余文生妻子稱相信丈夫案件已秘密開庭審訊 (Xu Yan, wife of detained rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, says she believes secret trial for Yu has already happened in Jiangsu)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

汪洋晤兩岸傳媒高層　籲推進和平統一　蔡英文：干擾新聞自由 (Tsai Ing-wen decries interference with press freedom after Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meets with top executives of Taiwan media to urge promotion of One Country, Two Systems)
The Stand News, May 12, 2019

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Communist China has no right to tell Taiwan media what to do: National Security Bureau
Focus Taiwan, May 13, 2019

More than 70 participants from Taiwanese media industry attend 4th cross-strait media summit in Beijing
Taiwan Sentinel, May 11, 2019

How an academic journal censored my review on Xinjiang
China Channel, May 13, 2019

China’s latest crackdown target is liberal economists
Bloomberg, May 11, 2019

Dating apps Momo and Tantan suspend social feeds in content cleanup
TechNode, May 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Top cardinal says “many questions” remain despite Vatican thaw with China
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

Amnesty International is denied lease at New York tower owned by China, group says
The New York Times, May 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Highlights of Xi Jinping’s vision of civilization
China Global Television Network, May 13, 2019

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Conference of Dialogue on Asian Civilizations to usher in new era for cultural diversity
People’s Daily, May 13, 2019

Foiled North Korean escape ignites human-rights debate
Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2019

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China: Protect 7 North Koreans fleeing oppression
Human Rights Watch, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

刷臉時代：「技術可以讓政府在任何時候獲知什麼人在什麼地方」(The age of facial recognition: Technology allows governments to know people’s locations at any time)
The Initium, May 13, 2019

Huawei phone with child monitoring customizations spark debate
TechNode, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】民主派中午遊行至特首辦 要求盡快與林鄭會面 (Democrats march to Chief Executive’s Office to demand meeting on extradition law amendment bill)
Inmediahk.net, May 14, 2019

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【逃犯條例修例】石禮謙兩闖開會不果　再休會求指示　涂謹申籲三方會議政治協商 (Abraham Shek to seek advice from House Committee on how to proceed after another unsuccessful attempt at meeting on extradition bill, while James To urges tripartite negotiation)
The Stand News, May 14, 2019

More drama at Hong Kong legislature as rival camps try to resume China extradition bill meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2019

专访香港众志罗冠聪：引渡条例修订断送一国两制 (Interview with Nathan Law of Demosisto: Extradition Law will send One Country, Two Systems to the grave)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China’s rule of law has not improved enough to reassure Hongkongers on the risks of extradition to the mainland
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2019

Beijing’s propaganda is playing the trade war safe
Foreign Policy, May 13, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 12, 1989:Hunger strike debates: In the evening, at Peking University, Chai Ling joins the efforts of students Wang Dan, Wu’er Kaixi, and six others to advocate a hunger strike as a strategy to force the government to listen to the students’ pleas. Students at Peking University in favor of a hunger strike rapidly increase in number from 40 to over 200.

On This Day — May 13, 1989:Hunger strike begins: As a result of the delay in response from the government, hundreds of thousands of students converge on the square to stage a sit-in and hunger strike. The hunger strike begins, eventually drawing over 3,000 participants. Party leaders eventually agree to a dialogue with the students’ Dialogue Delegation on May 14.

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The Tiananmen Massacre, 30 years on – Survivor Q&A: Zhou Fengsuo
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

HKFP Lens: Lisa Ross dives into the heart of Uighur identity with shots from China’s Xinjiang
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of jailed rights lawyer [Wang Quanzhang] gets two letters “Admitting” to “Crimes”
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2019

Three more people detained as China continues to crack down on labour groups
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2019

Court in China's Guangxi jails Christian who mailed gospel tracts to police chief
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Tencent's new game shows how censorship rules are implemented in China
Global Voices, May 10, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's activities in key marginal seat affect Labor, Liberal candidates
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 13, 2019

France grants asylum to wife of vanished Interpol boss
Radio France Internationale, May 13, 2019

Bangladesh: Chinese envoy rapped for linking Rohingya crisis to economic trade
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China tightens “national security” review for foreign investments, sparking fears of trade war retaliations
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

Beijing accuses US of ‘always using national security’ as a pretext, following China Mobile ban
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Grindr’s Chinese owner Beijing Kunlun Tech must sell gay dating app by 2020 over US national security fears
Bloomberg, May 14, 2019

Six Chinese tech firms banned from exporting sensitive US goods, with fears they may have supported Iran’s military
Reuters, May 14, 2019

Photos of Huawei’s European-themed campus in China
The Atlantic, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Former Hong Kong officials Chris Patten and Anson Chan contradict Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s claim that mainland China was not deliberately excluded as a destination for fugitive transfers
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2019

Debate over Hong Kong’s proposed extradition law devolves into a scuffle in the legislative council
The Washington Post, May 11, 2019

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Brawl breaks out in Hong Kong parliament - video
The Guardian, May 11, 2019

Havoc in Hong Kong Legislature over Extradition Bill
The New York Times, May 11, 2019

In Pictures: Physical clashes and injuries at Hong Kong’s legislature amid uproar over China extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2019

Mainland Chinese officials come out in support of Hong Kong’s controversial extradition law
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China’s influence operations in Asia: Minding the open door challenge
The Diplomat, May 14, 2019

Hong Kong is set for a U.S.-China showdown
Foreign Policy, May 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s special status with the US is safe for now, but not for the reasons you think
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2019

Beijing’s servants in Hong Kong: is collaborators too strong a word?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2019

The Greater Bay Area, China's new and improved model for growth
Channel NewsAsia, May 12, 2019

China scrapping its archaic one-child policy won’t solve its deeper problems
Independent, May 11, 2019

China’s global port play
The Diplomat, May 11, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On May 11 & 12, 1989:

• May 11: Zhao Ziyang advocates acceding to demands: Zhao suggests in a Politburo meeting that the Party accede to students’ demands on corruption and that press freedom be expanded.
• May 12: Hunger strike debates: In the evening, at Peking University, Chai Ling joins the efforts of students Wang Dan, Wu’er Kaixi, and six others to advocate a hunger strike as a strategy to force the government to listen to the students’ pleas. Students at Peking University in favor of a hunger strike rapidly increase in number from 40 to over 200.

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30 years ago: Journalists call for freedom of press
China Digital Times, May 10, 2019

Xi Jinping demands political loyalty from Chinese police with Tiananmen anniversary and trade tension
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

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Xi Jinping tells Chinese police they must maintain social stability ahead of politically sensitive Tiananmen anniversary
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2019

Inside China’s massive surveillance operation
Wired, May 9, 2019

Tiananmen Square: China steps up curbs on activists for 30th anniversary
The Guardian, May 9, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Rights lawyer who criticized President Xi's indefinite rule detained for subversion
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2019

Missing Uyghur professor presumed detained in Xinjiang political “re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2019

Jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti receives Freedom House’s “Freedom Award”
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2019